walking on power lines

A viral video showing a man walking on power lines to escape floods—falsely claimed to have been filmed in Bangkok in 2026—is actually footage of the 2025 floods in Hat Yai.

A recent post on X warning visitors to Bangkok cited accurate BMA data showing that floods have impacted roughly 329,000 households, or about 700,000 people. However, the accompanying video of a person walking on power lines, though genuine footage, actually dates back to the 2025 floods in Hat Yai—not current scenes from Bangkok in 2026.

Oct 6, 2026